Congratulations to one of our own! Cathy Reiter, medical malpractice defense attorney, was recognized by the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois (WBAI) as one of the 2018 Top Women Lawyers in Leadership at the awards on November 14.

HSPRD, together with the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection (ICAP) at Georgetown University Law Center, filed an amicus brief in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on behalf of law enforcement leaders in support of DACA.

On May 22, 2017, HSPRD attorneys Catherine Reiter and Jennifer Heydemann secured a defense verdict on behalf of a Chicago-area obstetrician who plaintiff claimed was negligent during the delivery of a 10.7 lb. baby at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in 2006.

HSPRD partner Juliet Berger-White recently spoke to students in a course titled, “Engage for Change: Get Informed, Involved and Connected” at DePaul University’s School for New Learning. Juliet’s presentation focused on effective legal advocacy and other avenues to effectuate social change.

On April 25, 2017 Judge William Orrick of the United States District Court for the District of Northern California issued a nationwide preliminary injunction halting enforcement of Executive Order 13768 from blocking federal funding to so-called “sanctuary jurisdictions.”

On April 25, 2017, a column in the Chicago Tribune on the Trump Administration’s attempts to cut funding to so-called “sanctuary cities” quoted HSPRD Attorney Chirag Badlani on the federal government’s ability to force city and state officers to enforce federal immigration laws.

HSPRD lawyers Juliet Berger White and Kate Schwartz presented on the False Claims Act to law students at the University of Illinois College of Law in a class “Compliance, Ethics, and Professional Responsibility.”

HSPRD recently obtained a victory in a class and collective class action brought by Mexican migrant workers against GLK Foods, known as the largest sauerkraut producer in the world, when the Court awarded the workers $837,518 in unpaid wages and damages.

On Saturday, April 8th, “Spin to Break the Cycle” took over the iconic House of Blues Chicago uniting individuals, corporations and the greater Chicago community as together to help break the cycle and invest in the future of Chicago’s youth; creating stronger, safer, and healthier communities.